BUMBLE'S TEST DIARY: England have picked the wrong team... but why I'm in a tizz over Chas

England have picked the wrong team. Monty Panesar should be playing. It’s crying out for two specialist spinners. Samit Patel bowled 14 overs but he is only a supplementary option. Monty is the man for these conditions. England picked three seamers but conditions were against them, and Tim Bresnan only bowled 10 overs. India always play two seamers and two specialist spinners at home and England should have followed suit.

DROPPED CATCHES LOSE MATCHES

England can’t afford to keep dropping catches. Four chances were missed. I put it down to psychological pressure. It was the same against South Africa and the likes of Hashim Amla (in particular), Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers. The fielding mindset is ‘I can’t afford to drop this class of player’ and you find yourself snatching at chances or going with hard hands. Also, the continuity in fielding positions has not been there. England miss Paul Collingwood. Jimmy Anderson has had a go in the slips and now Jonathan Trott.

Another brick in the wall: Mumbai A's Cheteshwar Pujara earlier this month during England's tour

UH-OH THE INDIANS HAVE BUILT ANOTHER WALLL

If Virender Sehwag had a wish list, in first place would be ‘this pitch’. There is no movement, little pace or bounce and he’s just stood there and thought: ‘I’ll smash it everywhere.’

Conditions are 100 per cent in his favour. England will be relieved he ‘only’ got 117.

A quick word about this lad Cheteshwar Pujara, who has replaced Rahul Dravid at No 3. He’s controlled, careful and watchful - oh no, he's a ‘Junior Wall’!

By the way, they are supposed to be fanatical about cricket in India but no-one is watching...unless they’ve all turned up dressed as plastic seats. There should be more there.

FREE THE EMMERDALE ONE!

As you may or may not know, Sky are not covering this Test from Ahmedabad, but from the studios in Isleworth. Yes, in Middlesex. It was a 3.30am start so I got a wake-up call at 2am.

But the real bad news is that it meant I had to go to bed at 6pm, so I missed Emmerdale. I’m at a loss - what has happened to Chas Dingle? Is she still in nick?